Carla felt like she was going to die from exhaustion. Zayn was insatiable and often tired her out. Despite that, she could never resist him.
By the time the two of them came out, it was already two o'clock. Benard had been waiting outside for more than one hour and the food had already gone cold.
Right then, Benard tentatively pressed the doorbell.
Carla pulled her long hair into a ponytail and went to get the door. Realizing that Benard had waited until now, color tinted her cheeks.
"The food has probably gone cold. I'll call the chef over to reheat it." Benard was about to make a call.
"It's fine. I can do it myself."
As Carla spoke, Zayn came out of the room, wrapped in only a bath towel.
Benard immediately bowed his head and retreated.
Carla was so embarrassed her face flushed a scarlet red. She wanted nothing more than to dig a hole and crawl into it.
"We're all adults. What's there to be embarrassed about?" On the contrary, Zayn was as cool as cucumber.
"Don't ever do this again." Carla rolled her eyes at him and went to reheat the food.
Zayn drank a cup of black coffee and went to the room to get dressed. Checking his phone, he saw that there were two missed calls from Shelley. He ignored it and put down his phone before going outside to have lunch with Carla.
"I'll be back late tonight. After you're done with your stuff, come over to rest first."
Zayn pulled her hand over and saved her fingerprint on his tablet.
"Fingerprint successfully registered. Welcome home!" An automated voice sounded from the tablet.
"This is…"
"Your fingerprint access." Zayn put down the tablet. "From now on, you're the lady of this house."
"Lady of the house…" Carla murmured as warmth enveloped her.
Zayn caressed her face and tenderly said, "Wait for me tonight."
"Okay." Carla smiled tenderly at him, overwhelmed with happiness.
"I've gotta go now." Zayn put down his utensils and got up to put on his coat. "Enjoy your lunch and take a nap after you're done."
"I'm done too. I'll go down and change, then head out right after."
With that, Carla adjusted his coat for him and walked him out.
Zayn kissed her head before striding into the elevator.
Carla could tell that he was busy, but wanted to spend more time with her.
After cleaning the table, she went home to change and rushed to Kindness Hospital.
Diane had arrived earlier than their appointed time. Upon reaching, Carla brought her to meet Naya, who then explained her mother's condition to her in detail and gave her some pertinent suggestions. After that, she took a look at Diane's hand.
Naya concluded that it wasn't a serious injury and could be cured completely. However, because the best recovery window had passed, it would take more time for her to heal.
Diane was over the moon. At first, she thought that she wouldn't be able to play the piano for the rest of her life, but now, she was brimming with rekindled hope.
Naya prepared a treatment plan for Diane, informing her to free up a month to receive treatment, then help her mother with the transfer procedures.
Carla waited for Diane to settle matters here before leaving in a hurry. Foruma had repeatedly told her that the banquet on that night was of great importance and the performance fee was twenty thousand. Hence, she reminded Carla to be there on time.
When Carla reached the hotel, Foruma was already making arrangements for the banquet. Upon seeing her, the latter rushed her to go get dressed as she was had to perform at six on the dot. The performance would last for about three hours, so she had to be fully prepared.
Carla went to the dressing room and slipped on the attire they had prepared for her, then got her makeup done and officially appeared on stage.
Seeing as many important figures were invited, the banquet was very likely hosted by a wealthy family. The guests who came were either filthy rich or immensely powerful. Carla even spotted a few familiar faces among the crowd, which got her thinking.
Could the host be someone I know?
Right then, said host made an entrance.
Taking in the magenta-colored gown and the princess hairstyle, Carla's eyes gradually widened as she realized that the stunningly beautiful host was none other than Lena Chroma!
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